Stop pads for aircraft folding wing tips
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsEric S. Kamila, Eric G. Gruner
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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsEric S. Kamila, Eric G. Gruner
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Stop pads for aircraft folding wing tips are described herein. An example aircraft wing includes a fixed wing portion and a wing tip moveably coupled to the fixed wing portion about a hinge axis. The wing tip is moveable between an extended position and a folded position. The aircraft wing also includes a first stop pad coupled to the fixed wing portion, the first stop pad having a first contact surface, and a second stop pad coupled to the wing tip, the second stop pad having a second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces are to engage each other when the wing tip is in the extended position. A contact plane between the first and second contact surfaces is coplanar with the hinge axis.
An aircraft wing comprising:
An aircraft wing comprising:
A method comprising:
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